# NTSB MKC81DCQ11: Cessna 188, N731SM, Plains, KS, January 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1981
- Place: Plains, KS · PLAINS, KS
- Location: 37.2642° N, 100.5898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plains, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2642&lon=-100.5898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063  81/1/28  NR.PLAINS,KS          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N731SM              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        62, 10859 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PLAINS,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2700                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731SM-1988-08-15), registration cancelled 1988-08-15, S/N 18803119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810128002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128002169A), Jan 28, 1981: Cessna 188CESSNA, Plains, KS, Substantial damage. Struck powerline pole during pull-up from a spray run.

## Other investigations on N731SM (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA193), Aug 22, 1985: Cessna A188B (N731SM), Meade, KS, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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